Poll

School Sports

During his basketball career, McKendree University senior Eric Hobbie made everyone sit up and take notice of him.

There are a lot of players who have accomplished that particular feat, but not many can claim that they have garnered attention on the national scene since their freshman year. The former Vandalia superstar can make that claim.

While his college career is officially in the books, Hobbie will be getting more awards in the upcoming months.

BROWNSTOWN – Bryce Mason did just about everything for the Bombers last Thursday.

The senior shortstop stole two bases, scored a run, drove in the winning run and relayed an outfield assist to home plate that gunned down a Christ Our Rock Lutheran runner for the third out to stave off a potential rally.

All of that helped secure a 2-1 Brownstown victory.

“That was a big momentum shift for one team or the other,” coach Ken Milano said of the assist. “Our guys made it a big momentum play for us.”

Bids from contractors interested in building the all-weather track at Vandalia Community High School were "a bit higher than expected," but Superintendent Rich Well said he doesn’t believe that will slow down the main construction.

Well said the school hoped to have bids below $500,000, which is how much it received in grant money for the project, so the leftover dollars could be used to purchase pole vault and high jump equipment.

The Mulberry Grove High School softball team used 14 hits in defeating South Central, 9-2, on Monday.

Nearly all of the Lady Aces' batters got on base during the game, and the team scored most of its runs in the second half of the game.

For South Central, it was the first time the team had been outside on a field. For the past three weeks, the Lady Cougars had only been able to practice in the gym, which meant its hitters had not seen any live pitching.